Benjamin Moore Sparrow AF-720
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| Official page: | Sparrow AF-720 |
| Code: | AF-720 |
| Name: | Sparrow |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sparrow?
Benjamin Moore Sparrow AF-720 is a medium-depth gray-brown with a muted, earthy cast that keeps it from reading cold or flat. Its softened mix of gray and taupe makes it especially effective in living rooms, dens, and bedrooms where a darker neutral is wanted without the heaviness of charcoal. In bright daylight, Sparrow can appear more stone gray, while lower or warmer light draws out its brown-beige undertone. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm wood flooring, aged brass, black metal, or natural linen for a grounded palette. It has enough depth for full walls, cabinetry, or an exterior accent such as shutters or a front door.
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What are Benjamin Moore Sparrow undertones?
Sparrow is a midtone, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
131, 124, 110
Is Benjamin Moore Sparrow cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 40°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
AF-720 Sparrow HSL code: 40, 9%, 47%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Sparrow
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Sparrow:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Sparrow with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.
LRV of Sparrow
Sparrow has an LRV of 21.14% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 21.14%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #837C6E |
| RGB Decimal | 131, 124, 110 |
| RGB Percent | 51.37%, 48.63%, 43.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 40° Saturation: 16.03% Value: 51.37% |
| HSL | hsl(40, 9, 47) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.34 Yellow: 16.03 Key: 48.63 |
| YIQ | Y: 124.497 I: 8.67 Q: -2.876 |
| XYZ | X: 19.382 Y: 20.367 Z: 17.658 |
| CIE Lab | L:52.249 a:0.121 b:8.605 |
| CIE Luv | L:52.249 u:4.983 v:11.391 |
| Decimal | 8617070 |
| Hunter Lab | 45.129, -2.316, 8.392 |
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